Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-08
THE NEWS OF mASCHEsTER.
Row nj a Ball - The Indictments
Against the Council, &c.


His Honor the Mayor had more than
the usual amount of business on the
docket of his court yesterday morning.
One of the most interesting cases was
that of Ida Smith and Sallie Henry,
two colored women, charged with
creating a disturbance at the house
of Eliza Boiling and throwing
kerosene lamp at her. There was
of course the usual cross-war-
rant. This charged Eliza Boiling with
ordering her two guests out of her
house and of bringing o pistol into re-
QUESTION to compel them to comply
with her command. The evidence
showed that Eliza gave a ball at her
residence, in the upper portion of the
city, at which Ida and Sallie were
guests. After the hilarious fes-
tiyities had been in progress
for several hours these two
from some cause became turbulent,
and the landlady ordered them out, but
there was nothing to show that she
used, or threatened to use, pistol.
They declined to go, and threw lamp
at Eliza, which very effectively sue
ceeded in breaking up the ball and
creating q general disturbance, though
no one was hurt. Ida and Sallie were
fined each s. and costs, in default OF
which they were committed to jail for
ninety days, and Eliza was ordered to
have no more balls or festivals.
James Coles, charged with an ordi-
nance violation, was discharged, and a
young man, charged with being drunk
and creating disturbance at the Fifth
Street Methodist church Sunday night,
was fined So and costs.
One of the most interesting matters
to be considered at the next term of the
Hastings Court, which begins Monday
the DIST, is the indictments against the
members of the City Council for allow
ing nuisances in the form of ponds of
stagnant water. The Council had some
filling done on upper Porter street, and
the result is that water was made to
stand in ponds on private property.
The question now is, Had the Council
the right to grade the streets and force
the water on the private lots, thereby
creating nuisance, without construct
ing sewers or some other means of
drainage?
The City Council recently sppro-
priated $40 to the Richmond Fire De-
partment for services rendered at the
fire in which Buck & Hoffs mill was
burned and the cotton-factory greatly
damaged. The money will be paid to
Chief Fuqua, of the Richmond Depart
ment, and he will give it to Mr.. John
w. Hazlegrove, disabled fireman
whose name was recently stricken from
the pay-roll-the several companies
having voted their share to him who
was, when in good health, o most eff
cient fireman.
The remains of all those inferred in
the old Henderson burying-ground, IN
rear of Mr.. +. B. Howle's residence, on
Eleventh street between Decatur and
Stockton, were dug up yesterday morn
ing and placed in suitable box, to be
reinterred in Maury cemetery.
The terms Of Office of the following
councilmen will expire the 1st of July,
and their successors will be elected at
the May election: First Ward, b. A.
Faulconer Second Ward, j. r. Per-
due; Third Ward, John Perry; Fourth
Ward, f. W. Weisiger.
When the invitation was extended at
the Bainbridge Baptist church Sunday
night severalpersOns stood to be prayed
for
Rev. w. F. G. Gregory preached at
the Presbyterian church Sunday night
a fine sermon to a large congregation.